Railway-switch.



PATENTED AUG.-25

L. TREBBRT. RAILWAY SWITCH.

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RAILWAY SWITCH. APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1903. no MODEL. s SHEETSSHEB-T s.

Patented August 25, 1903.

PATE T OFFI E.

LOUIS TREBERT, OF MARINETTE, WISCONSIN.

RAILWAY-SWITCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 737,045, dated August 25, 1903.

7 Application filed May 2, 1993. Serial No. 155,347. (lie model.)

shifted by a locomotive approaching the switch at the other end of the siding.

A further object is to employ locking means whereby the shifted switches may be held in the positions to which they are moved. Another object is to provide means for automatically unlocking the switches.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, showing the preferred form of my invention, and in which- ,4

Figure 1 is a plan view of a switch located at one end of a siding. Fig. l isa similar view of the switch locatedat the other end of said siding. Fig. 2 is a section on line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the switch-shifting bar, and Fig. 4 is a similar view of the looking device. f

Referring to the figures by numerals of ref erence, 1 1 are the rails of the main line of a railway, and 2 2 are the rails of a siding. Switch-tongues 3 and 4 are pivotally mounted at the point of conjunction between the inner rails of the main line and the siding, and both of these tongues bear upon ashifting-bar 5 and at opposite sides of lugs 6 thereon and to which they are secured in any suitable manner. By this arrangementboth tongues are moved laterally simultaneously with the movement of the bar- 5. A spring'locking strip 7 isse'cured along the ou-teredge of the tongue 3 and has an arm 8 at the free end thereof which is adapted to lock the tongue against lateral movement and hold the switch open. A block 9 is located upon the springstrip at a point between its ends and extends upward to a point in horizontal alinement with the tread of the tongue 3 at a point near the fulcrum thereof. This block is adapted to be depressed by the wheels of a locomotive or car, and thereby force arm 8 downward below-the tongue 3. A spring 10 is interposed between tongue 4 and the adjacent rail 1, and when the arm 8 is depressed this spring eX- pands and throws the tongues 3 and 4 automatically, so as to close the switch and open the mainline A bell-crank lever 11 is pivoted to one of the ties 12, upon which the switch-tongues are mounted, and one arm of this lever extends over the spring-strip 7. A rod or wire 13 extends from this bell-crank lever to a second bell-crank 1ever14, pivoted upon av suitable base-plate 15, extending under the rails l and the spring-tongues 3 and 4. Abellcrank lever 16 is also pivoted upon said plate and is connected at one end to the bar 5,hereinbefore referred to. Locatedatapoint adjacent one of therails 1 and removed from the switchtongues 3 and 4 are standards 17, in each of which is fulcrumed a lever 18 and 19, respec-- tively. One of these levers 18 has a forked inner end 20, within which is fulcrumed a slotted inner end of the lever 19. Extending laterally from the outer ends of the two lovers 18 and 19 are pins 21, each of which is inclosed by a coiled spring 22, which bears upon a switch-oper'atingbar 23. This bar is secured to the pins 21 and extends longitudinally of the adjacent rail 1 and projects above the tread thereof. The end of the bar 23 which is farthest removed from the switch-tongues 3 and 4 is beveled, as shown at 24, while the opposite or inner end of said bar is curved outward, as shown at 25. The pins 21 move longitudinally within the levers 18 and 19, and such movement causes the springs 22 to become compressed between the levers 18 and 19 and the operating-bar 23. A socket 26 is formed at the outer end of the lever 19, and loosely mounted therein is a ball 27, formed at one end of a lever 28, which is fulcrumed in a suitable standard 29. A rod or wire 30 connects the other end of this lever 28 withone end of the bell-crank; lever 14,hereinbefore referred to. 1 7

All of the parts hereinbefore referred to have been described as being located at one end of a siding. Similardevices arelocated at the other end of the sidingand a wire or'rod '31 connects each bell-crank lever 16 with the bell-crank lever 14: at the opposite end of the siding.

The operation of the mechanism herein described is as follows: \Vhen a train approaches the switch illustrated in Fig. 1, the wheels of the locomotive will ride upon the beveled end 2i of the operating-bar 23 and depress said bar. This will cause the outer ends of the levers 18 and 19 to swing downward, and the inner end of the lever 28 will also be carried downward and cause the outer end thereof to move upward. Longitudinal movement will be imparted to the bell-crank lever let by the wire 80, and bellcrank lever 11 will depress sprin g-st rip 7, so as to bring the arm 8 below the tongue 3, and spring 10 will simultaneously expand and throw the tongues 3 and t laterally, so as to close the switch and open the main line. The movement of bell-crank lever 1% will also draw the wire 31, connected thereto,longitudinally, and as this wire is connected to the bell-crank lever 16 at the opposite end of the siding, as illustrated in Fig. 1, this bell-crank lever 1.6 will be moved upon its fulcrum and draw the bar 5 longitudinally, so as to open the switch, as illustrated in said Fig. 1. This movement will bring the tongue 3 oif of the arm 8, and said arm will spring upward and lock the tongues 3 and at. It will therefore be understood that a train approaching the switch illustrated in Fig. 1 will promptly pass on to the siding. When the train upon the main line reaches the switch shown in Fig. 1, its wheels will come in contact with the block 9 and depress the springstrip 7, and thereby remove the arm 8 from the path of tongue 3. Spring 10 will then promptly expand and throw the tongues 3 and 4 back to normal position. IVhen said train reaches the operating-bar 23, (shown in Fig. 1%) it will not depress the same, but will come in contact with the outwardly-extending end 25 thereof and move the bar 23 laterally, thereby compressing the springs 22 upon the pins 21. Then a train first reaches the switch shown in Fig 1 in approaching the siding, the operation hereinbefore described will be repeated at the other end of said siding. Eyes 32 may be arranged upon the plates 15 for the purpose of guiding the wires 30. It will be seen that the device is extremely simple in construction, and by providing an automatic switch-shifting mechanism of this character danger of collisions at siding is reduced to the minimum.

In the foregoing description I have shown the preferred form of my invention; but I do not limit myself thereto, as I am aware that modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and I therefore reserve the right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. In switclnoperating mechanism of the character described, the combination with a lever, an operating-bar adjacent a rail and adapted when depressed to operate the lever; of a switch-tongue, a bell-crank lever, a strip connecting said levers, and a switch-operating bar connected to the tongue and bellcrank lever.

2. In switch-operating mechanism of the character described, the combination with a lever, an operating-bar adjacent a rail and adapted when depressed to operate the lever; of a switch-tongue, a bell-crank lever, a strip connecting said levers, a switch-operating bar connected to the tongue and bell-crank lever, a strip adjacent the tongue, and an arm thereon adapted to automatically lock the tongue against movement.

In switch-operating mechanism of the character described, the combination with a lever, and operating means connected thereto and adapted to be depressed by the wheels of a car; of a spring-pressed switch-tongue, a bar connected thereto, a bell-crank lever connected to the bar, a connecting device secured at opposite ends to the two levers, a spring locking-strip adjacent the tongue, an arm thereto adapted to lock the tongue against lateral movement, and a block upon the strip, whereby the same may be depressed by the wheels of a car.

l. In switch-operating mechanism of the character described, the combination with a switch-tongue, and means for imparting lateral movement thereto; of a spring-strip adjacent the tongue, an arm thereon normally bearing upon the lower surface of the tongue and adapted subsequent to the movement of the tongue to lock the same against lateral movement, and a block upon the strip.

5. In switch-operating mechanism of the character described, the combination with a spring-pressed tongue, and means for imparting lateral movement thereto; of a springstrip adjacent the tongue and adapted to lock the same against lateral movement when the spring is compressed, and a block upon the strip adapted to be depressed for releasing the tongue.

6. In switch-operating mechanism of the character described, the combination with spring-pressed tongues located at points removed from each other; of means for imparting lateral movement to one of the tongues, a spring-strip adjacent the other tongue, a locking-arm thereon adapted to prevent lateral movement of the tongue, and means operated by the switch-shifting mechanism for depressing said strip to release the tongue.

7. In switch-operating mechanism of the character described, the combination with a tongue having a bar connected thereto; of a lever, levers pivoted to each other and connected to the first-mentioned lever, pins slidably mounted within said pivoted levers, a spring-pressed operating-bar connected to the pins and adapted to be depressed by the wheels of a car, and means connecting the 1evers an d the bar of th e sw itch-ton gue,whereby means connecting said levers and the tongue,

whereby lateral movement may be imparted to the tongue.

9. In switch-operating mechanism of the character described, the combination with a tongue, a spring-strip adjacent thereto, and

a locking-arm upon the strip and normally under the tongue; of levers pivoted to each other, a laterally-movable operating-bar connected to the levers and adapted to be depressed by the wheels of a car, and means connecting the levers and the tongue for imparting lateral movement to the tongue and releasing the locking-arm.

10. In mechanism of the character described, the combination with a spring-pressed tongue, a spring-strip adjacent thereto, a locking-arm upon the strip and normally under the tongue, and a block upon the strip and adjacent the tongue; of a laterally-movable operating-bar adapted to be depressed by the wheels of a car, means connecting said bar and the tongue for imparting lateral movement to the tongue and releasing the locking-arm.

11. In switch-operating mechanism of the character-described, the combination with a spring-pressed tongue having a spring-strip adjacent thereto, and a locking-arm upon the I strip; of a bar adapted to be depressed by the Wheels of a car, and means operated by said car for depressing the spring-strip and removing its'arm from the path of the tongue.

12. In mechanism of the character described,

the combination with a spring-pressed tongue, and means for locking said tongue against lateral movement; of levers pivoted to each other, a laterally-movable operating-bar connected to the levers and adapted to be depressed by the wheels of a car, a lever engaging and adapted to retract the locking means, a lever connected to and adapted to be operated by the pivoted levers, a bell-crank lever, and connections between the first-1n entioned levers and the bell-crank lever.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

1S LOUIS TREBERT.

mark Witnesses:

H. M. BIRD, LoUIs BERUHL. 

